Free College and the Problem of College Readiness

Autor/in	Toby, Jackson
Titel	Free College and the Problem of College Readiness
Quelle	In: Academic Questions, 34 (2021) 3, S.105-108 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-4852
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; College Readiness; Community Colleges; Student Financial Aid; Public Colleges; Access to Education; Academic Aptitude + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	In this article, Jackson Toby discusses President Biden's proposal for free community college and substantial subsidies at public four-year colleges. Toby points out that if Biden means to require the beneficiaries to demonstrate that they have enough aptitude to graduate if they choose to study, the idea would be in the tradition of Thomas Jefferson's 1817 plan for selecting students of "genius" for scholarship admission to the University of Virginia. But President Biden has never mentioned college readiness to accompany financial aid for college students. Toby continues that if Biden means to make college available for free without vetting student beneficiaries for college readiness, he is underestimating the educational problem underprepared students would impose. He concludes by asking: If college applicants' SAT scores, or even their classroom GPAs, reveal that they have little chance of graduating from college, will President Biden be willing to screen them out of a free college program? (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01